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Help Our Seed Called Community Grow
Everything we do would not be possible without your support. Thank you!
When you donate to Common Wealth, you participate in our movement to make a better Madison for all. We know that by providing safe and healthy housing, supporting economic stability, and promoting community engagement through outreach activities, we reduce health inequities and the likelihood of violence. Our people-first approach, centered on racial equity and community level health improvement, is only possible because of the support of people like you.
What your Gift Powers
Your one-time or monthly gift covers the non-negotiables—maintenance, compliance, emergency response—so residents don’t have to absorb rising costs and our neighbors stay rooted. Monthly gifts stabilize our work just like stable rent stabilizes a household.
$35
Replaces a lockset or smoke detector
$75
Preventative inspection that catches a $2,000 problem
$150
Emergency after-hours response for a family
$300
Heat-pump tune-up that lowers the winter utility bill
$500
Youth Advisory Board session or youth internship
$750
Adult workforce training program
$1,000
Insurance and compliance costs we won’t shift to residents
$2,500
Capital reserve anchor for the next essential repair
Legacy Gifts
Planned giving can be a way to tie your legacy with the impact and success of Common Wealth.
Consider making a gift to Common Wealth Development, Inc. part of your estate plan.
Will
Bequests can be a fixed amount or a percentage or the remaining value of your estate after loved ones are cared for.
Life Insurance or Retirement Plan
Consider naming Common Wealth Development, Inc. a beneficiary on your life insurance policy or retirement plan.
Charitable Gift Annuity
Strengthen your own financial future while supporting our work by purchasing a gift annuity. An annuity is an investment that pays a constant rate of return. A portion of the interest income may be tax free and a portion of the principal gift can be deducted the year of establishing the annuity.
Sample Language for Bequest from your Will or Living Trust
A bequest, through your will or living trust, is one of the simplest forms of estate planning. If you are interested, here is sample bequest language you can take to your attorney:
I give, devise, and bequeath (insert amount of gift or percentage of estate, or residuary of estate) to Common Wealth Development, Inc. (EIN 39-1323500), or its successor organization, located in Madison, Wisconsin, to support its activities in Wisconsin.
Please be sure to contact your own attorney or financial advisor about your estate planning.
To learn more about planned giving, please contact give@cwd.org.